ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (Sept. 2, 2015) – Leopardo Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s largest contractors, recently broke ground on the recladding and renovation of the 11-story, 315,000-square-foot office tower at 2850 Golf Road in Rolling Meadows. When finished, the modernized building will become the global corporate headquarters for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the world’s fourth-largest insurance broker, which will move its 1,400 employees to Rolling Meadows from Itasca.

The project is anticipated to be complete by first quarter 2017. Following its move to Rolling Meadows, Gallagher will become one of the city’s largest employers.

The official groundbreaking ceremony was held on Aug. 25 at the site of the future headquarters. Local dignitaries were present, along with representatives from Gallagher, Leopardo Companies and Wright Heerema Architects.

Leopardo is serving as general contractor in collaboration with Wright Heerema Architects.

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